@quantian1@DiscipleofDude Additionally the ability to make a decent down payment is itself a signal of credit quality even when accounting for credit score.
@Arbor_Bench@snacks_unhinged@wanyeburkett It sounds like you are confusing your credit intuitions (not using debt is less risky?) with moral intuitions (not using debt is morally good).
@snacks_unhinged@wanyeburkett It’s not about fairness, it’s about what has reliable signal you will pay back loans. Someone without on going and regular successful payment of credit (even if it’s because they’re not using credit) is a higher risk than someone who is.
@quantian1 $upst “contribution margin” is one of the most inane ideas in consumer finance reporting. Every time I read the definition I come away laughing and confused.